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War orssaics.

CHICAGO, July ia Times special from
Houston, Texas, says The rate war recent.
" inaugurated among the railroads COM
prsing the Texas Traffic Association still
continues. 1t is given out by prominent
officials Toasted in this city that further
slashng of rates will be INDUCED in during
the present week by the beligerent lines. The
Houston, East and West Texas Railroad
, esterday Issued circular announcing cut
of % cents per 100 pounds on lumber from
all points on its line to common points in
Texas. The Houston and Texas Central in
addition to the 20 per cent reduction on the
Houston and Galveston rates, as announced
yesterday, is cutting still deeper. The
Texas grain rates have already experienced
an average reduction of 80 per cent. This
was made necessary 10 prot ect the Texas
farmers against Kansas and Missouri
grain which otherwise would be brought
into the State by the Northern lines These
rates will suffer another reduction in day
or so if the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
and Could Colorado and Santa Fe railways
DO not restore the old rates.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Arthur Smith, of Buckingham coun-
ty, committed suicide few days ago by
drowning herself in well.
Mr.. J. William Daniel, we'll Known in Bal
timore commercial circles, was married in
Christ Church, Locust Hill, last week. to
Miss Mary S. Boughan,a niece of the Hon.
Thomas Croxton.
Overseers ofVirginia country roads should
embrace the period OF summer to make
them fit for use in summer. The rural pass
ways OF the Old Dominion have been pro
verbally the worst thing OF the sort to be
found in the entire country.
Ex.Judge J. B. McCabe, Commonwealth's
attorney, and j. L. Mcintosh, ex-treasurer
of Loudoun county, were yesterday served
with n rule 70 appear before Judge Bond, in
Richmond, Oh the 2Sth inst. to show cause
why they should not be attached for con-
tempt in nstituting suit under the coupon
crusher. This rule was issued on the atli-
davits of S. Balyn.
K. +. Cowan, supreme keeper of records
and seals of the Knights of Pythias, died at
St. Louis yesterday. Mr.. Cowan was born
in Staunton in 1880. He represented Vir-
ginia in the secession convention, and sat in
the Confederate Congress. He was elected
Judge OF the Equity Court in Kansas City
after the war He was Royal Arch Mason
and an Odd Fellow of high standing.
The section of country round about Nor.
folk is suffering the severest and longest
spell of bot weather experienced for several
years. At Newport News yesterday nine
men-thres white and six colored-were
Frustrated by the heat at the dry dock and
coal piers. Within doors the thermometer
at two O'Clock in the afternoon stood at lO5'
and outside, in somewhat exposed place,
11O'. Crops are suffering greatly from want
of rain.
E. A. Levy was in Washington up to
Tuesday, on which day the Hastings Court
of Richmond indicted him for felony for
shooting Winfield Scott in that city some
time since in house of i'll fame. Being
then appraised of this fact, he left that city
and is now probably far away from Virginia
and the national capital. The Dispatch
says "Re at one time thought of returning
here aad standing trial, but, upon further
reflection, concluded that it would be too
risky
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s,unortulion from afexico.

Ell PAso, Tex. July ia summary OF
thu impor;atons from Mexico in the Gus
toms district of Paso del Norte during the
f:cll GEAR ended June 30, 1887, gives the to-
tai value ofthe precious metals and ore i'm
ported in round members MS $l3, 100000, a
falling off of 100000 from the previous
year. The imports were: Silver bullion
g coo, coo: silver coin (Mexican) 100000
gold bullion 100000; gold coin Mexican)
$500 600 and silver ore 100000. The total
importation Of silver for the year was $4,000
tons, an average o. II tons per day against
81 tons per day for the preceding year.
The total value of the other imports was
1888 600 against $625, 600 the preceding year
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UNABLE TO GET BIsHoP.-There is no
little anxiety in the Episcopal Diocese of
Easton, Md, about the late election of n
bishop Since the death of Bishop Lay in
1855 FIVE attempts have been made to get a
bishop all OF which resulted 10 failure. -Four
of the candidates elected declined, and one
died within a week after his election. Last
month another attempt was made, and the
Ri. Rev. DR.. Adams, a resigned bishop, was
elected by the convention. They were hap
by over the choice, as he was already conse
Grated, and nothing would be required but
the consent of the bishops and standing
committees. Blu. it turns out that there is
a canon which forbids the election to dio.
cese of any bishop who has resigned. Bish
op Adams was the missionary bishop ofNew
Mexico and Arizona, and resigned after
holding his Office less than one year. 1t is
claimed that under the canon his election is
illegal If this be SO, the Diocese of Easton
must try once again.
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LAST OF THE MERRIMAC.-The barge LIZ
zie Wallace arrived at the Richmond and
Danyile Railroad Co.'s dock, opposite Rock
etts, Richmond, yesterday, with 200 tons OF
old iron, consigned 10 the Old Dominion
Iron and Nail Works. This iron is what
NAV be called the remains of the Confeder-
ate gunboat Virginia, formerly the U. 5.
ship Merrmac, which encountered the
Monitor in Hampton Roads during the
stormy period of the late war, causing one
of the most noted naval engagements of
modern times. The Monitor was disabled
and hauled of, and the Virginia retired to-
wards Norfolk, but was never in active SER
vice afterwards The armor plates Of the
Virginia were laid aside at the Gosport
uavy.yard in Portsmouth after she was
blown up by the Confederates, and remain.
ed there until day or two ago when all of
it was placed on the barge Lizzie Wallace
to be brought to Richmond. 1t was sold
recently as scrap iron and was purchased
BY northern gentleman, who subsequently
sold it 10 the Old Dominion Iron and Nail
Works. 1t is now to be taken to Belle Isle
and converted into nails. Much OF the armor
plate shows signs of having passed through
severe cannonading, and there are mum.
bers of small pieces well suited to be pre-
served as relics of that celebrated naval en-
gapement in which great bravery and hero
ism were displaye d.-State.
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MIR. BRECKENRIDGE, of Kentucky, says
he is in favor of real revision Of the tarin,
and the increase of the free list by placing
thereon raw materials and necessaries, as
the revenue must be reduced. If there
were more Breck inridges and fewer Randatls
in Congress the price of the necessaries oil
life in this country would bs greatly re-
duced. and the South soon be filled with
Northern manufacturers, forced to avail
themselves of its superior manufacturing
facilities in order to compete successfully
with their foreign rivals.
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TELEGRApH1IC NEWS
,rr. and Mrs. Cleveland.

FoREsTpoRT, N. Y, July 15.-Nothwith-
standing that the sun arose gloriously over
the hills this morning there were no signs
OF life at the residence of Dominic Cleve.
land, where the Presidential party is stop
ping, until nearly nine o'clock. During last
evening Mrs. Cleveland played number of
selections on the piano and sang one of her
favorite songs. The music, however, seemed
to attract the villagers, and as soon as the
fact was discovered she ceased. The cur
tain1 were not drawn and the party could
beseen chatting together. Mrs. Cleveland, al
though still wearing a bandage over her eye,
seemed to enter into the conversation with
energy. The bouquets presented to her at
Clinton we're displayed about the parlora.
An agent OF one OF the hotels on the st.
Lawrence river arrived here this morning
for the purpose of endeavoring to induce
the President to hold an informal reception
ut the hotel designated by him during the
afternoon tomorrow. The citizens of Wa.
tert0wn too, are very DESTROYS OF entertain
ing the Presidential party for short time
tomorrow morning. The special train con.
yoying the President and Mrs. Cleveland will
reach there at 1890 q. H., and will be met
by General Manager Brilton of the Rome'
WATERFOWL and Ogdensburg railroad, &C.
companied by a number of Mrs. Cleveland
Oswego friends. The train is scheduled to
reach Cape Vincent ut II o'clock and the
party will embark at once on the steamer
st. Lawrence for ride among the Islands.
The Presidents arrangements provide for
dinner on board the boat. This afternoon
President and Mrs. Cleyeland and the Rev.
Mr.. Cleveland aud wife for short drive,
stopping at Spring Bank, his pleasant sum-
mer cottage, half mile from the village
ON the return tea will be served there and
The party will reach here in time for the re-
ception which begins at $50 o'clock. The
supper will be entirely informal and no
one will be present except the driving party
and the members of Mr.. Kernan's family.
The President did not rise to breakfast with
the remainder of the family, but remained
il. bed TIL noon. He is suffering from fati-
que and slight attack of cholera morbus
Dr. a. c. Brewer called during the morning
and gave him little medicine. Railroad
Commissioner Herman also made the Pres
ident brief call Mrs. Cleveland's eye
pains her still and altogether the party is
sadly in need of the rest they are now en-.
Toying. The President has decided not to
alter the arrangements made for the excur-
sion Tomorrow
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rR0M MAsrTINGrON.

fspesial Correspondence OF tho Alexa. GAzETTEJ
WASHINGTON. d. c., July 10, 1887.
The President is expected 10 be back here
next Wednesday. By that lime all the I'M
proyemenrs aud repairs TO the White house
that were commenced as soon as he Lott VIII
be completed. In repairing the south porti'
co. in which the President often sits in the
evening to enjoy the river brcezes,it was dis
covered that the ceiling thereof was so much
decayed that the slightest jar was sufficient
to make it fall. aud that its fall would have
been fatal TO all sitting beneath II al the
time.
In a short talk with Capt. Norton, OF the
Norton boat building company, II branch OF
which has yard in Alexandria. this morn
ing, the Captain told the GAZErrEs cores
pondent that he already had TWO boats ana
8 Yacht in process OF construction at the
ward referred TO, and would have had more
but for the unsettled condition OF the terms
upon which he holds that yard and the dis
appointment he has experienced 10 Obtain
ing materials, both wood and metal. AS IL
is however, his weekly payment there Tor
wages amounts to two hundred and forty
dollars. He SAYS he has offered the Poto-
mac Manufacturing Company, which holds
the title to the ground on which be is build
inc his boats, forty thousand dollars for it
and the buildings thereon, that is the prop
ertv known as the old foundry and Hun
ter's ship yard, but that that offer has not
been accepted.
Mr.. John G. Walker of Texas, has been
rendered the office of Consul General and
Secretary of Legation at Bogota, vice MIR.
V. o. King resigned. He has accepted the
office and will receive the appointment
when the President returns to Washington
The Secretary of State to day received
telegram from the .. S. Minister at Homo
lulu, Hawaii. dated the 9Th inst. saying that
affairs are quiet i'll that country.
The possibility of new postmaster for
this city continues to be the subject of much
talk, and the possible appointee, of much
speculation, among the local politicians
here. It seems TO be generally understood
that the appointee has been selected and
will be announced as soon as the President
returns. Judging from the talk referred to,
1t seems that Mr.. Lawrence Gardiner is the
favorite of the District democrats for the
place, which is II lucrative one.
1t is reported here that the investigation
of the forgeries of Harvey, the republican |
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Murder.

New YORK, July l5.-The body of an Old
man named Wm. Cox was found early this
morning on DeKalb avenue, near Irving
avenue, Brooklyn. lie had been beaten
with piece of board which lay nearby, and
there were several large open wounds in
his head, from which the brains protrudld.
A man named Martin Carney, who was in
Cox's company last night, was arrested this
morning on suspicion OF being the murderer.
There were large blood stains on Carney
coat and handkerchief
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-15

ONE OF the most absurdly ridiculous oil
the many such things in the strange and
eyentful domain of modern democratic
politica. ia to see and hear men whose
applications for office, either for them
selves or their friends, have been
granted, berating those who oppose
muewumpery and the civil service reform
humbug from principle, as 'spoilsmen" and
as fighting under he "spolsman's flag.
It is impossible for such people to under
stand how others can act unless from per-
sonally interested motives.
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Heavy Rains.

TUCSON, Ariz, July 15.-Southern Ariz
ona has been visited by very severe rain
storms and cloudbursts during the past
eight days. The rain fall is unprecedented
The Santa Cruz river is over mile wide
and washouts on the railroad have been
frequent and numerous. A large quantity
of stock has been drowned. On Wednesday
loaded freight train was carried away by
cloudburst in Canyon Deere.
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Robbed of $500.

SHELBYvILLE, Ill.,, July l5.-Jas Tolly, an
eccentric farmer, had 81, 800 stolen from his
house recently by burglars, who overlooked
$40, 900 in coin. Yesterday FOLLY was per-
suaded by his wife to bring the coin to this
city and deposit it in bank. The coin was
in one package and two men were required
to remove it in from the wagon.
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Chief of Division in the Treasury Depart
ment. leads to the suppositiou that he was
not unassisted in effecting the success OF
those forgeries, and that this suppositl0n
will be tested by careful examination. lt
il also said that the banks which ca5hed
his drafts on the Treasury will be sued Tor
the amount thereof.
Ohio democrats here say the democratic
convention Of their State will nominate MT.
Thurman for Governor, utterly irrespective
of his known wishes in that respect anu Oh
his emphatic protests; that they will nomi-
nate him by reclamation, and that he is too
Good democrat to risl; injury to his party
by declining to lead it when so urgently
called upon. ,..
A prominent Northern democratic politir
clan, at the Capitol to day, in talking about
the modern democratic policy of appointing
republicans 10, and of retaining them IN,
office, said he should suppose the experl-,
ence of West, the negro ravisher, and OF
Beecher, Bacon and Harvey, would be stilll-
Gent to change that policy in short order.
Captain Anderson's company OF the 9th
Cavalry, As men and IL horses, arrived at
Washington to-day from New Mexico and
at once went into camp at Fort Niger, where
they will be permanently stationed. Capt.
Lawton's company, of the 4th Cavalry is ex
pecled to arrive from Arizona i'll a few days.
First Lieutenant VIM. Baird, son of lnspec'
tor General Baird, has been appointed tenn
porarily adjutant of the post. Gen. Sherl.
dan expects to make Fort Niger the finest
cavalry post OF the country.
The scaIold at brick house in process
of erection at the corner OF 9TH and stress
near the steamboat wharf. was thrown down
this afternoon by the falling of the cornlce
and young hricklayer named Brown. who
was OF twas, it is supposed, fatally injured.
He was taken home on stretcher in an
unconscious condition.
There was another accident Oil the Metro
politan branch of the 3. & o. r. R. near
this city yesterday evening. The accidents
on the branch have of late become so fire.
ouent that many people are deferred there
by from travelling over it.
Letters received here from China note the safe
arrival there of Count Mitkiewcz and the two
Phladelphiaus who accompanied him to that
country for the purpose of introducing the tele-
phone there but that. up to date of tho letters re-
ferred to, the work of erecting telephones there
On large scale had not commenced
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PEI counsel), 3. SUNDERLAND.
Washington, d. c., Tuesday, July II, 1857.

SENTENCING SHARP passing sentence
on Jacob Sharp yesterday Judge Barrett
said he had received great many letters,
some asking for mercy and some otherwise.
The defendant, he said, on the merits of the
case was certainly not entitled 20 any mercy
and his only plea for clemency is age aud
sickness. Reviewing the case Judge Bar
rett could find no exienuating circumstances
and he declared Sharp Enthusiastically 10 be
the leader of the whole conspiracy. Then
he continued
what is there to excite pity OF mercy ex
cept the age and ill-health OF the prisoner
and the mourning condition of his family ?
With over 81 100000 in his POCKET he
clamors for mercy without Offering o pay
back penny of the stolen money, so ;hat
should he 1ie in prison his family has vast
fortune to fall back upon. At this Mrs.
Sharp buried her face 10 her handkerchief
and wept silently, while the prisoner him
self did not lift his face from the table The
Legislature does not allow us TO 20 below the
minimum penalty in such crave nllense s.
the present is All came. be satisfied, those
who clamor for the prisoner receiving the
full penalty of the law and those calling for
a reprimand All things have been consd-
cred, aud the judgment OF this court is that
the prisoner be coofaed four years at hard
labor, and that he pay fine of 5000"
Supported by his attendants and accom-
panied by his wife the prisoner was taken
back to Jail, there 20 remain until decision
is reached on Monday.
A notice of appeal TO the Court Of An
peas in the case Of John 0'Neil, one of the
convicted aldermen in Sing Sing, was filled
Yesterday.
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QUEEN OF THE RIvER.-The new steam
er New York, of the Hudson river line,
made trial trip yesterday evening for the
purpose of testing her engines. She left the
foot of Twenty. second street, New York
and headed up the river. A good deal OF
interest was manifested in the result OF the
trim, Us all attempt was to be made to sur.
pass the record from Twenty second street
to Yonkers The Mary Powell once cover
ed the distance, between fourteen and four
teen and half miles, in forty minutes. Yes.
terday the New York made the trip, accord.
ing to the official time, in thirty three min
utes-equal TO nearly % miles an hour
with ten pounds of steam to spare and the
tide against her. The Mary Powell has
been Queen of the North river many years,
in spite of efforts to take her laurels away,
and the New York is regarded as more like
" to win them than any other boat which
has attempted to do so. The advantages OF
the New York are three boilers that will
give great head of steam and the feather
ing paddles. These paddles are very ex-
pensive. A set for steamboat costs $50 600.
The Mary Powell, it is said, will nave them
next season. Only three steamboats, in the
whole country now have these paddles.
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Destruction ola Brewery.

PHILADELPHIA, July l5.-Fire at The
brewery of the Louis Bergdoll Company, n
ooh street, near Girard avenue, this morn
ing, caused loss estimated at $4,000 on
buildings and contents The insurance, it
is believed, will fully cover the loss.
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BILLY" WEST AND HIS BRIDE.-William
H. West, the well known end.man of the
minstrel firm ofThatcher, Primrose q West,
was married recently at Camden, n. j., to
Miss Romela G.. Morris, daughter OF the
late Z. Joy Morris, ex.United States Minis
ter to Turkey The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. John S. Hesler, and his wife
was the sole witness. The acquaintance be-
tween tho two began year ago on the i-iv.
erpool steamer Aurania. The bride, who is
lust past Twenty-Five years, being fresh from
graduation ut a fashionable seminary, Is n
most accomplished woman. Besides "a gem
in brains and beauty" IS Mr.. West styles
his bride, he has also captured very rich
prize, she being worth about $3.50, 900. West
il said to be worth about $4,000, and will
soon retire from the burnt cork profession.
His first wife was Fay Templeton.
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Judge Sloan, Of Golconda, ILL.,, was cut
ting weeds near his house the other even
ing. and cut off the head of big rattle
snake. The same blow threw the snake
into the air, and it fell upon the Judges
neck. about which it coiled with convul-
s:ve gasp, at the same time keeping up its
ominous rattle A coIored man pulled the
body off of the frightened Judge and assist
ed him 10 the house, where it was some
time before he could convince himself that
the blood which was smeared on his face
irom the body Of the snake WAS not the re-
suit of wound.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-15

THE NATIONAL association Of master
paiuters, at their recent meeting in New
York, took strong ground in favor oftne
re- establishment OF the old apprentice sys
TEN. 1t can readily be seen why the
knights OF labor should oppose the re-
establishment of the system referred to,
as it would tend to reduce the demand for
the work of journeymen; but why an or
ganizalion composed of Americans, which
raises no objection to the competition OF
foreign immigrants and negroes, should OBJ
iect to that of American boys, is hard to tell.
To most reasonable people such gross IN
consistency seems as unwise as 1t Is un-
natural
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ALEX ANDRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 10.

NOTWITHSTANDING the tariff on iron ORE
considerably more than million tons OF IL
were imported last year. American IRON
manufacturers finding it impossible to nave
their demands supplied, have had to send
ah DAD, aud pay not only the freight put
Inc duty. OF course they added the extra
cost to the price of their products, and ex
acted the whole of it from American con-
sinners. as, with that additional cost, 1t was
impossible for them to sell any of their prod
ucts in foreign markets. 1t is readily SEEM
therefore, that the tariff on iron ore not only
rastrlcts the manufacture Of American
iron, and raises the price thereof to Amerl
can consumers, but, by combining the mar
kets of that iron to those of this country, les
oens the demand therefor, and necessarily
reduces the demand for, and consequently
the wages of American labor
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Mortgage Filed.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 15.-There was
filed yesterday in Alamada county mort
gage by the South Pacific coast railway
company to the Farmers Loan and Trus.
Company of New York, for 100000. The
loan runs so years and draws four per cent.
interest. Tie money is for the purpose OF
lifting the Indebtedness incurred in the con.
structon of the road.
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Deatb from HydrOphObia.

DETROIT, Mich, July 15.-- Bernard J.
Michenfelder, son of a wealthy brewer died
this morning from hydrophobia. He was
bitten by pet dog five weeks ago. Ga
Tuesday the first symptoms of hydrophobis
and after suffering terribly he
died after one of his commissions.
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Tennessee Press Association.

CLouDLAND, N. c., July 1.-The Ten
nessee press association, 30 papers represent
ed, met yesterday above the clouds on the
top of Roane mountain, 6.S49 feet above the
sea. Hon. John Allison, Secretary of State,
delivered an grafton. The association will
be in session several days.